As a cold front moved slowly east, a wave of low pressure developed along the Southeast U.S. Coast and moved slowly north as a large area of high pressure off the New England Coast remained nearly stationary.  Abundant moisture from the remnants of tropical system Tammy over the Southeast also interacted with and converged north along this front.Rain moved north and developed across the region during Friday afternoon, October 7th.  As the wave of low pressure moved north along the front, periods of heavy rain spread north across the region Friday night through Saturday, October 8th.  Rain ended during Sunday, October 9th as the low moved northeast of the region.Heavy rain resulted in significant flooding on some rivers, most small brooks and streams, and throughout urban areas in low lying and poor drainage areas.  Rainfall amounts ranged from 3.30 inches at West New York in Hudson County to 9.40 inches at Ramsey in Bergen County.  At Newark Liberty Airport, a new daily rainfall record of 4.08 inches was set on October 8th.Here are selected rainfall amounts in hundredths of an inch for:Passaic County - from 4.65 inches at Wayne to 9.30 inches at Pompton Lakes.Bergen County - from 3.26 inches at Saddlebrook to 9.40 inches at Ramsey.  At Teterboro Airport, 4.90 inches was measured.Essex County - from 4.47 inches at Newark Airport to 6.63 inches at Caldwell.Hudson County - from 3.30 inches at West New York to 4.88 inches at Harrison.Union County - from 5.27 inches at Cranford to 5.74 inches at Canoe Brook.Maximum hourly rainfall rates ranged from 0.57 at Teterboro Airport to 0.96 at Caldwell Airport.Several rivers, brooks, and streams exceeded their flood stages during this time.  Here is a summary of their levels.The Saddle River at:Lodi was above its' flood stage of 6.0 feet from 10:15 pm EDT on October 8th through 12:30 pm EDT on October 9th.  The river crested at 8.81 feet at 8 am EDT on October 9th.Ridgewood was above its' flood stage of 6.0 feet from 12:15 am EDT through 3:45 am EDT on October 9th.  The river crested at 6.38 feet at 1:30 am EDT on October 9th.Saddle was above its' flood stage of 4.5 feet from 10:15 pm EDT to 11:30 pm EDT on October 8th.The Hohokus Brook at Ho-Ho-Kus was above its' flood stage of 3.0 feet from 7:15 pm EDT on October 8th through 6:10 am EDT on October 9th.  The brook crested at 4.20 feet at 11:15 pm EDT on October 8th.The Ramapo River at Mahwah was above its' flood stage from 8:30 pm EDT on October 8th through 10:45 pm EDT on October 10th.  The river crested at 9.6 feet at 5:45 am on October 9th.The Molly Ann Brook at North Haledon was above its' flood stage of 6.0 feet from 8 pm to 8:45 pm EDT on October 8th.  The brook crested at 6.27 feet at 8:15 pm EDT on October 8th.The Rahway River at Springfield was above its' flood stage of 5.5 feet from 8:45 pm EDT on October 8th through 4 am EDT on October 9th.  The river crested at 6.68 feet at midnight EDT on October 9th.In Ramsey, the DeBaun Avenue Bridge experienced severe flooding and became impassable.  The Spring Street Bridge could not contain water runoff and a driveway collapsed.  The preliminary cost estimate of damage caused by flooding in Ramsey was $35,000.Flash flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas with the partial closure of many roads in Bergen County was reported at multiple times.  The Garden State Parkway in Clifton was reported closed at two different times.

Flash Flood in PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
From 08-OCT-05 09:58:00 to 08-OCT-05 10:58:00 (EST)
Location: CLIFTON
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in BERGEN, NEW JERSEY
From 08-OCT-05 11:00:00 to 08-OCT-05 12:00:00 (EST)
Location: BERGENFIELD
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in BERGEN, NEW JERSEY
From 08-OCT-05 19:45:00 to 08-OCT-05 20:45:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in ESSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 08-OCT-05 09:15:00 to 08-OCT-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in HUDSON, NEW JERSEY
From 08-OCT-05 09:15:00 to 08-OCT-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in UNION, NEW JERSEY
From 08-OCT-05 09:15:00 to 09-OCT-05 03:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in WESTERN PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
From 08-OCT-05 09:15:00 to 08-OCT-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in BERGEN, NEW JERSEY
From 08-OCT-05 09:15:00 to 10-OCT-05 21:45:00 (EST)
Property damage: 35K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in EASTERN PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
From 08-OCT-05 09:15:00 to 08-OCT-05 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
From 08-OCT-05 20:00:00 to 08-OCT-05 21:00:00 (EST)
Location: CLIFTON
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER